April 4, 2008 - Medtronic presented data at the ACC on its REVERSE (Resynchronization Reverses Remodeling in Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction) trial showed that more patients in the trial improved with CRT, although the trial did not meet statistical significance for the pre-specified analysis of its primary endpoint of a heart failure at 12 months.

April 4, 2008 - McKesson took the opportunity at ACC not only to showcase its Horizon Cardiology cardiovascular information system (CVIS) and enhancements to Horizon Cardiology Hemo but also to announce the integration with Mortara Instrument's Mortara ELI series electrocardiographs.

April 4, 2008 - Bracco Diagnostics featured its Isovue contrast agent and its Acist CVi Contrast Management System, plus CardioGen-82 at ACC 2008.

Isovue is a nonionic low osmolar contrast agent used in more than 236 million procedures worldwide. The agent is designed to be safe to minimize risk of thromboembolic events during angiographic procedures.

April 4, 2008 - Cardiac Science will begin establishing Heartcentrix ECG connectivity with the Misys MyWay electronic medical record (EMR) system from Misys Healthcare, to better connect diagnostic cardiology products with EMR solution providers.

Misys MyWay integrates EMR, practice management and claims management to offer a complete solution for physicians and clinicians. The HeartCentrix solution aims to bring patient history, clinical charting, e-prescribing, lab orders, results and patient follow-up information together into a single EMR application.

April 4, 2008 - At ACC, Terumo Interventional Systems took the opportunity to tout its Runthrough NS Coronary Guidewire, designed to provide tip durability, complete torque transfer and enhanced steerability.

Terumo launched the Runthrough NS in September 2007 in the U.S. market for use in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasties (PTCA), as part of the company's strategy to expand its position in the coronary market.

April 4, 3008 - Codonics Inc. highlighted its Horizon Multimedia Dry Imager, which Codonics featured at ACC 2008, is a multimedia imager that provides film to color and grayscale paper to service referring physicians needs for professional patient consultation.

Horizon now adds long film to its list of media types. It prints an immediate, continuous image through a completely dry process. Available in two sizes, the 14-by-36-inch and 14- by-51-inch long film is perfect for spine and scoliosis, long bone hip-to-ankle studies as well as pediatric and adult spines.

FUJIFILM’s Synapse 3.2.1 software, an extension of version 3.2, with a new Graphic User Interface (GUI), will be featured at SIIM 2008. GUI changes include increased use of color to help identify changes in information on the display, new icons and a contrast scheme designed for radiology viewing conditions. The software also includes quadrant zooming and common frame of reference (CFOR) navigation, allowing for window/leveling, zooming and mirror panning of linked images for full field digital mammography.

April 4, 2008 - St. Jude Medical placed at center stage at ACC the company’s Promote RF CRT-D and Current ICD, combined with the new Durata lead, and the QuickOpt Timing Cycle Optimization.

April 4, 2008 - Sony featured its range of printers and peripherals for digital cardiac imaging at ACC 2008, highlighting the UP-D77MD model color dye-sublimation, and the UP-D74XRD DICOM high-speed imager.

April 3, 2008 - Cardiac Science Corp. reported at ACC that it completed certification for its HeartCentrix ECG informatics software with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, connecting diagnostic devices and EMR systems together designed for office-wide efficiencies and a greater ROI on the EMR investment.

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